Last minute disaster, but it’s a bit of a what can you do situation. Sum 41 regret to announce that they will not be a part of the upcoming Kerrang! Tour sponsored by Relentless energy drink.
The problem lies in the fact that energetic front-man Deryck Whibley has injured his back and will not be capable of performing on the 11 date tour of the UK and Ireland. The remainder of the lineup remains unchanged so New Found Glory, Letlive and While She Sleeps will all be hitting Dublin on February 4th and 5th to play The Academy.
Deryck said…
“I feel really terrible about letting down the fans,” says Deryck. “I injured my back and the doctors are saying that I could be in a wheelchair. So, as much as I wanted to be able to do it, I’ve got to look at reality, and for the first time I’ve got to listen to somebody else and not just myself. We’re all really upset about this; we’ve had such a great relationship with our UK fans. We were really looking forward to this tour.”
The good news however is that The Blackout have agreed to step into Sum 41s sizeable pop punk shoes and will be joining the other bands on this exciting tour. The Blackouts co-vocalist Sean Smith said…
“We’re delighted to step in for Sum 41 at the last minute!. We’ve played the tour once before [in 2010] and we know what a total laugh it is. But hopefully Sum 41 fans won’t try and murder us! This should be a really, really great tour and we’re all really excited to watch the other bands every night.”
The Kerrang! Tour Sponsored By Relentless Energy Drink dates are as follows:
February
04 Dublin Academy
05 Dublin Academy
07 Southampton Guildhall
08 Norwich UEA
10 Bristol O2 Academy
11 Cardiff University Great Hall
12 Newcastle O2 Academy
13 Glasgow O2 ABC
15 Manchester Academy
16 Birmingham O2 Academy
17 London Roundhouse